Anti-terrorism with anti-terrorism

Showtime launched this anti-terrorist thriller in 2011, which is obviously in line with the annual theme of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, and the behind-the-scenes team from the classic anti-terrorism drama "24 Hours" can not help but make people look forward to this drama. . In fact, judging from the existing movies, there are many shadows of "24 Hours" in the plot, such as the series of terrorist actions, and the familiar interrogation scenes, but they are completely different in rhythm and style. "Takes the action route, while "Homeland Security" follows the suspenseful route. "Homeland Security" is centered on whether Brody, a US military sergeant who was accidentally rescued and imprisoned by al-Qaeda for 8 years, has been apostasy. About his identity has undergone two reversals in the first season, and every time. It is very realistic. It can be said that the audience is in a misguided state most of the time, but due to the meticulous logic and delicate emotion, this does not affect the audience's identification of the identity of the characters in different states.
In addition, "Homeland Security" has a higher theme than "24 Hours". It is actually discussing the sequelae of 9/11 trauma in the United States. After 9/11, the authority of the US police and intelligence agencies was expanded indefinitely by the Patriot Act, and the violation of human rights in the name of anti-terrorism has been repeatedly criticized. After Brody in Homeland Security returned to China, without any conclusive evidence, the CIA conducted secret residential surveillance on him around the clock. Ironically, any valuable clues about his true identity were not passed. Obtained by monitoring. There is another detail. When the CIA forced a Saudi ambassador associated with terrorists to cooperate with them, it used the method only used by the underworld and used the safety and residency of its innocent family members as threats. In the end, they watched. This informant was killed by terrorists under his nose. The heroine in the play, the CIA agent Carrie is given a mental illness of bipolar disorder, and her neuroticism has become a symbol of the entire state institution in a state of traumatic stress. What's more intriguing is that Brody's reason for apostasy given by "Homeland Security" turned out to be out of hatred for the indiscriminate killing of innocents by U.S. drones. It can also be said that his own country pushed him to the enemy he once was against. On the one hand, the original English name of this play is homeland, which means the motherland. It is actually very ironic. The irony is the consistent overcorrection of the United States in counter-terrorism operations.
The ratings have been tepid since the launch of "Homeland Security", but the final episode of the season has increased by 58% compared to the first episode, and it has become the most-watched episode of the first season finale in Showtime history, which also shows that the United States People's recognition of the play. In fact, this extended season finale is a bit discouraging, because the reason for the terrifying event was too far-fetched. Two consecutive incidents made the plot unconvincing and the climax expected by the audience seemed a little flat. But through this ending, we can roughly see the next plot pattern of the play, and this Infernal Affairs will start another cycle next year. 【Southern Metropolis Daily】

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